Chapter 20. Crimes Against the Family Minors

Article 150. Involvement of a Minor in the Commission of a Crime

1.
Involvement of a minor in the commission of a crime by means of promises, deceit, threats, or in any other way, by a person who has attained 18 years of age,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years.2.
The same deed committed by a parent, teacher, or any other person charged by law with bringing up a minor,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to six years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification.3.
Deeds provided for by the first or second part of this Article, and committed with the use of violence or with the threat of its use,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of two to seven years.4.
Deeds stipulated by the first, second, or third parts of this Article, and connected with the involvement of a minor in a criminal group or in the commission of grave or especially grave crimes,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to eight years.

Article 151. Involvement of a Minor in the Commission of Antisocial Actions

1.
Involvement of a minor in the systematic use of alcoholic drinks or stupefying substances, in prostitution, vagrancy, or alms gathering -
shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 180 to 240 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of one year to two years, or by arrest for a term of three to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to four years.2.
The same deed committed by a parent, teacher, or any other person who is charged by law with the duty of bringing up a minor,
shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by arrest for a term of four to six months, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification.3.
Deeds provided for by the first or second part of this Article and committed repeatedly, or with the use of violence or with the threat of its use,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to six years.

Article 152. Traffic in Minors

1.
Purchase or sale of a minor, or the commission of other deals involving a minor, in the form of his transfer and control,
shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 180 to 240 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of one year to two years, or by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years.2.
The same acts committed:
a)
repeatedly;
b)
against two or more minors;
c)
by a group of persons under a preliminary conspiracy or an organized group;
d)
by a person through his official position;
e)
with the illegal removal of a minor abroad, or with his illegal import from abroad;
f)
for the purpose of involving a minor in the commission of a crime or any other antisocial action, and also for committing acts of sexual nature;
g)
for the purpose of withdrawing from a minor his or her organs or tissues for transplantation,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to ten years.3.
Deeds provided for by the first or second part of this Article, and entailing, by negligence, the death of a minor or any other serious consequences,
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of five to 15 years.

Article 153. Switching a Child

Switching a child out of mercenary or other base motives
shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to five years, with a fine in the amount of 200 to 500 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of two to five months.

Article 154. Illegal Adoption

Illegal adoption of children, placement of them under guardianship, transfer of them for upbringing to foster families, committed repeatedly or out of mercenary motives,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 50 to 100 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to one month, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to six months.

Article 155. Disclosure of the Secret of an Adoption

Disclosure of the secret of adoption contrary to the will of the adopter, committed by a person who is dutybound to preserve the fact of adoption as an official or professional secret, or by any other person out of mercenary or other base motives,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 100 to 200 minimum wages, or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of one month to two months, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of four months, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification.

Article 156. Failure to Discharge the Duties of Bringing up a Minor

Failure to discharge or to improper discharging of the duties of bringing up a minor by a parent or by any other person charged with these duties, or by a teacher or other worker of an educational, medical, or other establishment which is duty-bound to exercise surveillance over a minor if this deed is associated with the cruel treatment of the minor,
shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 50 to 100 minimum wages, or salaries or in the amount of the wage or salary, or any other income of the convicted person for a period of up to one month, or by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to two years, with disqualification to hold specified offices or to engage in specified activities for a term of up to three years, or permanent disqualification.

Article 157. Malicious Evasion of the Payment of Money for the Maintenance of Children or Physically Disabled Parents

1.
Malicious evasion by a parent of court-ordered child support for minors, or for disabled children who have attained 18 years of age,
shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 120 to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to three months.2.
Malicious evasion by able-bodied children of age of the payment of money, pursant to a court decision for the maintenance of physically disabled parents,
shall be punishable by compulsory works for a term of 120 to 180 hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to one year, or by arrest for a term of up to three months.

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